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MAY 21, 1927
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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Prof. Staub Honored on His
Fifty Years at Spring Hill
(Special to The Bulletin)
Mobile, Ala. — Fifty years as a
member of the faculty of Spring Hill
college is the record of August J.
Staub, Muse. D„ who was honored
by the college May 1 with a pro
gram that absorbed the college ac
tivities that day. SdTehiif High Mass
in the morning, at which one of his
Masses was sung, a reception by the
faculty at noon and a mass meet
ing in the college auditorium in the
afternoon in which the musical or
ganizations of Mobile participated,
and at which tribute was paid to the
jubilarian weye among the features
of the program.
A native of Menzingen. canton of
Zug, Switzerland, Dr. Staub is a
member of a family figuring promi
nently in the history of that coun
try since the fourteenth century. Dis
playing great musical talent at an
early age, he was placed under the
direction of a music master and at
eleven was considered a pianist of
no small merit. In 1870 he went to
Fribour to study under Vogt, organ
ist at St. Nicholas church, and Mul
ler, a noted violinist, meanwhile per
fecting himself in French. He en
tered the Royal Conservatory of
Music at Stuttgart in 1872, spend
ing three years under famous organ
ists, violinists and pianists, the lat
ter including Bruckner, the court
pianist. Then followed two years of
teaching at the Conservatory of
Weisbaden and an engagement at
Zug.
In 1877, Professor Zurcher, of
Spring .Hill college resigned as teach
er of music; returning home to
Switzerland he met Professor Staub
and urged him as his successor.
Shortly after he assumed his duties
at Spring Hill and has heV there
since, numbering among his pupHs
the long line of Spring Hill men
who have studied at the college dur
ing the past half century and now
to he found in every part of Amer
ica and the world.
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Great Basilica Marks Spot Where
Angel Announced the Incarnation
Famous Edifice in Nazareth
Also Preserves Memory of
Home of Virgin Mary
By DR. ALEXANDER. MOMBELLI.
(Jerusalem Corresponednt, N. C. W.
C. News Service).
Nazareth.—Spread out in the shape
of an amphitheatre at the foot of a
circle of high hills, Nazareth forms
a graceful and attractive picture up
on which the eye loves to dwell. But
memories linked to this little Galil
ean town centre round the Holy
Family. But its main celebrity Naz
areth owes to the privilege of being
the place in which the archangel
Gabriel announced to the Immacu
late Virgin Mary the Incarnation of
the Word.
At the beginning of the public
preaching of Jesus, the inhabitants
of Nazareth did not enjoy a good
reputation. “Can anything good
come from Nazareth?” said Nathan
ael to Philip. And their conduct to
wards Our Lord showed that the
repartee of the “good Israelite” was
right.
The little town of Galilee became,
in spite! of that, immediately, in the
first centuries of Christianity, one
op the most attractive places for
Catholic pilgrims.
As soon as Christiantiy had tri
umphed in the Roman Empire, a
splendid basilica was, indeed, built
on the spot where Mary had receiv
ed the visit of the archangel Gabri
el. But when, after the conquest of
Jerusalem, Tancred took possession
of Galilee (1100), all the Christian
monuments of Nazareth had been
ruined by the Saracens. The basil
ica was rebuilt by the Crusaders and
was used as a cathedral. After the
disastrous battle of Hattin (1184),
however, Nazareth fell under the
power of Saladin, and since then the
poor village of the Holy Family was
nearly uninterruptedly, until the
World War, under the Moslems.
The house that was occupied by
the humble Virgin of Nazareth com
prised two parts: a little room rest
ing upon the side of the hill, and at
the back of this, a grotto cut into
the rock.
The present church of the Annun
ciation, which was built in 1730 on
the ruins of the ancient basilica, in
front of the Holy Grotto, is divided
into three aisles by the rows of four
pillars, and forms a rectangle 72 feet
long and! 55 feet wide on the inside
The end of the central nave is occu
pied by the choir and the high altar,
which stand above the crypt. Cross
ing a pointed^ arcade we go down to
the Grotto "of the Annunciation,
which is divided into two compart
ments, each ot which contains an al
tar. A picture representing the Mys
tcry stands above the altar of the
Annunciation, and under the table of
the latter are engraved these divine
words: “Verbum Caro Hie Factum
Est.”
To experience the whole religious
poetry of this Holy Place, where the
work of the Redemption was begun
by the incarnation of the Word, the
Son of God, one must visit the very-
simple Grotto of Nazareth and read
there the immortal lines of St. Luke:
“And in the sixth month, the Angel
Gabriel Was sent from God into a
city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a
virgin espoused to a man whose
name was Joseph, of the house of
David; and the virgin's name was
Mary. And the Angel being come
m, said unto her: Hail, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee; blessed art
thou among women. Who having
heard, was troubled at liis saying
and thought within herself what
manner of salutation this should
be. \And the angel said to her: Fear
not, Mary, for thou hast found grace
with God. IJehold thou shnlt con
ceive in thy womb, and shalt bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call His
name Jesus. He shall be great and
shall be called the Son of the Most
High; and the Lord God shall give
unto Hun the throne of David His
father; and He shall reign in the
house of Jacob forever. And of His
kingdom there shall be no end. And
Mary said to the angel: How shall
this be done, because I know not
man? And the angel answering, said
to her: The H61y Ghost shall come
upon thee, and the power of the
Most High shall overshadow thee
And therefore also the Holy which
shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God. And behold thy
cousin Elizabeth, she also hath con
ceived a son in her old age; and this
is the sixth month with her that is
called barren; because no word
shall be impossible with God. And
Mary said: Behold the handmaid of
Hie Lord, be it done to me accord-
ing to thy word. And the angel de
parted from her.”
What a charm is thrown round
this narrative of St. Luke when read
in the very place itself, in the Holy
Grotto of the Annuncation at Naza
reth!
Confessors
The name Confessor was used
from earliest times for persons who
confessed the Christaian faith in
times of persecution, thus exposing
themselves to danger and suffering,
hut who did not undergo martyr-
dom.
Fr. Lennan Tells of Life
In New Post in Philippines
Former Chaplain at Fort
Benning, Ga., Now Station
ed at Fort Wm. McKinley
A recent isue of the Chaplain’s Aid
Bulletin carries an interesting let
ter from Chaplain Thos. J. Lennan,
U. S. A., formerly of Fort Benning,
Ga., and known particularly to the
members of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association because of his large
share in the success of the 1924 con
vention at Columbus. Father Len
nan is now at Fort Wm. McKinley,
Rizal, Philippine Islands. His letter
follows:
“I should have written you months
ago to thank you for the altar stone
and other articles that you were
kind enough to send me. I do so
now, and ask you to pardon the
delay.
“Father Donoghue and myself are
stationed at this Post. It is the
largest in the Islands. We have here
4,000 enlisted men and about 200
officers. Most of the men are na
tive soldiers (Philippine Scouts),
anchmore than 60 per cent, of them
are married. Their families live on
the reservation in two towns, or
barrios, as they are called. The
population of these two barrios is
about 4,000, making the total pou-
iation of the Post over 8,000. Of
this number, about 7,000 are sup
posed to be Catholics. The major
ity of them, however, are only bap
tized Catholics, and take little in
terest in matters religious.
“The attendance at Masses is
steadily increasing. We started with
two Masses, now we have four—one
in each of the barrios and two in
the Post Chapel. At present there
are from 700 to 1,000 attending. We
have opened three Sunday schools—
two for Fillipinos and one for Amer
ican children. The Benedictine Sis
ters, from St. Scholastica’s College,
in Manila, are in charge. We were
fortunate .in being able to secure
them. They are wonderful teachers
and hard workers. More than 400
children are at present enrolled,
and new ones are appearing each
Sunday.
Father Donoghue and myself will
endeavor to train a class of cate
chists, who, when trained, will or
ganize classes among the enlisted
men. This seems to me to be the
most needed work, for the reason
that, while practically all of these
people are baptized and claim to be
Catholics, yet very, very few have
received any further instructions.
“These are our plans—some al
ready' working, some about to be
gin. But in all of it we are handi
capped b ytwo tilings—lack of funds
and lack of material. We need
prayer hooks, rosaries, New Testa
ments, medals, holy pictures (the
Filipinos are very' found of medals
and pictures), hut above all we need
catechisms—about 1,000 if possible.
We also need two sets of vestments
—one green and one purple (very-
light), two plain white albs, two
boxes of charcoal and two boxes of
incense. After that ‘there ain’t no
news, but that’s what killed the
dog.’
“No doubt you have been expect
ing this letter for some time. You
are my friends, and I always call on
you for help. You have never yet
failed me, and I am confident you
will do your best now to suply all
my wants and needs. I thank you
in advance.
“The Maryknoll Sisters arrived
some nfonths ago and are conducting
a Normal School at Malabon, P. I.,
nine ibiles north of the city of Ma
nila—seventeen miles north of our
Post. There are nine Sisters and ail
seem very nice. One has been verv
sick, hut is improving. They are
in need of a censer and incense
boat. I told them I would ask you
for them. Have been out to see
them many- times and have been
able to help them in many ways.
“I like this place very much'and
have liked it from the beginning.
In fact I wouldn’t surprise myself
if I asked for a third year. It is
very interesting, much work to be
done and few to do it.”
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DR. GEO H. DERRY
Elected President of Mary-
grove College For Girls
(By N. C. W. G. News Service)
Detroit.—Dr. George Hermann
Derry, professor and head of the
department of sociology at the
Marquette University, Milwr,u-
kee, Wis., and a nationally
known Catholic educator, socio
logist and orator has been elected
president of Marygrove College,
the new girls’ college now near
ing completion here. Announce
ment of the appointment was
made by Mother M. Domitilla,
superior-general of the Sisters-
Servants of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, and president of
the trustees of the new college.
The election of Dr. Derry to
this position sets a precedent in
the field of Catholic education.
He is the first layman in the
United States to head a Catholic
women’s college or university.
Dr. Derry will begin his duties
here June 15, and the first unit
off the new college will open in
September.
BISHOP GOLDEN JUB1LARJAR.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
London.—Presiding at pontifical
high mass in the cathedral where
he was ordained half a century ago,
Bishop Keily, of Plymouth recently
celebrated his golden jubliee in the
priesthood. Clergy and laity throng
ed the building to overflowing. Many
priests came from Ireland and other
English dioceses.
Rome, Ga., Young Woman
Receives Garb of Religious
Miss Hannah. Fahy Among
Seven New Missionary Ser
vants of the Blessed Trinity
Special to The Bulletin.
Columbus, Ga.—Miss Hannah Fahy
of Rome, Ga., a graduate of the
schools of her home city and of
Trinity College, Washington, D. C.,
was one of seven young women who
recently received the garb of a Sis
ter of the Missionary Servants of
the Most Blessed Trinity at the
Mother House at Holy Trinity, Ala.,
near here, a ceremony witnessed by
Mrs. Sarah Fahy, mother of the
newly received religious, and her
fmaily. Miss Fahy will be known in
religion as Sister Peter Claver. She
is a member of one of the best
known Catholic families in North
Georgia.
Others receiving the garb of the
Missionary Servants of the Blessed
Trinity were: Miss Martha Bridge
of Newark, N. J, now Sister Mary
Felix, M. S. B. T. Miss Anna Dan-
iello, of Orange, N. J., now Sister
Anthony Marie, M. S. B. “T.; Miss
Mary Fox of Richmond Hill, N. Y.,
now Sister Marie Perpetns, M. S. B.
T.; Miss Evelyn Fronriter of Chi
cago, 111., now Sister Mary of the
Good Shepherd, M. S. B. T.; Miss
Agues Mullane of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
now Sister Helen Marie, M. S. B. T.;
Miss Mary Quinn of Richmond Hill,
N. Y.. now Sister Alary Philomcna,
M. S. B. T.
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